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I live in the Midwest which is Big Ten country. Once conference play starts virtually every Big Ten game is televised in my region and I commit myself to try and watch all of them. I have three televisions set up as some games are being played at the same time. I have no bias or affiliation to any Big Ten team as I am a lifelong Notre Dame fan (I include ND games in my viewing schedule as well). My comments and reports are qualified only by my love of the game and an extreme commitment to watching and following Big Ten football.

KIS RANKINGS 2012

JANUARY 8, 2013

TOTAL

WIN%

OPP%

ROAD

W

L

1

Notre Dame

1.63

0.92

0.61

0.10

12

1

2

Florida

1.63

0.83

0.69

0.10

10

2

3

Oregon

1.62

0.92

0.59

0.11

11

1

4

Alabama

1.61

0.92

0.59

0.11

12

1

5

Texas A&M

1.60

0.82

0.63

0.15

9

2

6

Ohio State

1.57

1.00

0.49

0.08

12

0

7

Stanford

1.57

0.86

0.59

0.12

12

2

8

South Carolina

1.53

0.83

0.58

0.11

10

2

9

San Jose St

1.53

0.83

0.56

0.14

10

2

10

Kansas State

1.52

0.83

0.57

0.11

10

2

*see the 1-11 post for
comments on this week’s rankings

A team’s ranking is
determined by the TOTAL column which
is the sum of the WIN%, OPP% and ROAD columns.

WIN % represents
a team’s winning percentage against FBS (Division I-A) teams only. Games
against non FBS opponents are not counted regardless of the outcome. The
won-lost column at the far right represents a team’s record against FBS
opponents only.

OPP %represents
the winning percentage of a team’s opponents against FBS schools. Again, non
FBS games are disregarded.A team’s game
against a particular opponent is not counted in this calculation to prevent a
team from being penalized for winning. (Ex: If LSU beats Auburn, the loss is
not charged to Auburn when figuring LSU’s OPP %).

ROAD represents
the percentage of a team’s games played on the road divided by four. I think
road games should be part of the equation but not with the same weight as the
other two categories, so I diluted the percentage. Neutral sites are considered
half of a road game.

*see the 9-11 & 9-18 post for further explanation
of the KIS Rankings

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